Wall Street Journal Reports Kansas City Life Devastation In Valentine

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For over 50 years, residents of north Valentine have fought to save homes from the wrecking ball, as Kansas City Life Insurance continues to tear down properties without a concrete plan to redevelop the neighborhood

On an October evening last year, there was a funeral on the streets of the Valentine neighborhood in Kansas City, Mo. The departed: six homes.

Residents gathered in front of piles of debris and yellow barrier tape. “Save Valentine,” read one of the signs they carried. The homes were among 23 buildings that were demolished in Valentine during the final months of 2024 by their owner, Kansas City Life Insurance, founded in 1895 and run by the same family, the Bixbys, for four generations. It has been based in Valentine since 1924.

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